sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 209 / Friday, October 30, 2009 / Notices 56199 

be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. E9–26162 Filed 10–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–17–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Designation of a Class of Employees 

for Addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice of a 

decision to designate a class of 

employees at the Lake Ontario 

Ordnance Works, Niagara Falls, New 

York, as an addition to the Special 

Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000. On 

September 29, 2009, the Secretary of 

HHS designated the following class of 

employees as an addition to the SEC: 

All employees of the DOE, its predecessor 

agencies, and their contractors and 

subcontractors who worked at Lake Ontario 

Ordnance Works in Niagara Falls, New York 

from January 1, 1944 through December 31, 

1953, for a number of work days aggregating 

at least 250 work days, occurring either 

solely under this employment, or in 

combination with work days within the 

parameters established for one or more other 

classes of employees in the SEC. 

This designation will become 

effective on October 29, 2009, unless 

Congress provides otherwise prior to the 

effective date. After this effective date, 

HHS will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register reporting the addition 

of this class to the SEC or the result of 

any provision by Congress regarding the 

decision by HHS to add the class to the 

SEC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 

Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, 

Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513– 

533–6800 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Information requests can also 

be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. E9–26163 Filed 10–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–17–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier CMS–319, CMS–301, 

CMS–1957 and CMS–317] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS), Department of Health 

and Human Services, is publishing the 

following summary of proposed 

collections for public comment. 

Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the Agency’s function; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of the currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: State Medicaid 

Eligibility Quality Control (MEQC) 

Sample Selection Lists and Supporting 

Regulations in 42 CFR 431.800–431.865; 

Use: State Medicaid Eligibility Quality 

Control (MEQC) is operated by the State 

Title XIX agency to monitor and 

improve the administration of its 

Medicaid system. The MEQC system is 

based on State reviews of Medicaid 

beneficiaries identified through 

statistically reliable statewide samples 

of cases selected from the eligibility 

files. These reviews are conducted to 

determine whether or not the sampled 

cases meet applicable State Title XIX 

eligibility requirements by States 

performing the traditional sample 

process. The reviews are also used to 

assess beneficiary liability, if any, and to 

determine the amounts paid to provide 

Medicaid services for these cases. At the 

beginning of each month, State agencies 

still performing the traditional sample 

are required to submit sample selection 

lists which identify all of the cases 

selected for review in the States’ 

samples. The sample selection lists 

contain identifying information on 

Medicaid beneficiaries such as: State 

agency review number; beneficiary’s 

name and address; the name of the 

county where beneficiary resides; 

Medicaid case number, etc. The 

submittal of the sample selection lists is 

necessary for regional office (RO) 

validation of State reviews. Without 

these lists, the integrity of the sampling 

results would be suspect and the ROs 

would have no data on the adequacy of 

the States’ monthly sample draw or 

review completion status.; Form 

Number: CMS–319 (OMB#: 0938–0147); 

Frequency: Reporting—Monthly; 

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal 

governments; Number of Respondents: 

10; Total Annual Responses: 120; Total 

Annual Hours: 960. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Jessica Woodard 410–786–9249. 

For all other issues call 410–786–1326.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Certification of 

Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control 

Payment Error Rates and Supporting 

Regulations Contained in 42 CFR 

431.816; Use: Under the MEQC 

program, States can operate the 

traditional MEQC sample-and-review 

program or States can elect to study 

targeted areas of eligibility or program 

administration that are error-prone or 

that will help to prevent or reduce 

erroneous or misspent funds. These 

alternative MEQC programs are called 

MEQC pilots. Some States operate 

alternative MEQC programs as part of 

their research and demonstration 

waivers under Section 1115 of the 

Social Security Act. The majority of 

States operate some form of alternative 

MEQC program. However, since the 

number of States that conduct 

traditional MEQC programs and 

alternative MEQC programs can 

fluctuate at any time, we have assessed 

the burden and costs associated with 

submitting the Payment Error Rate form 

as if all States were reporting this 

information. 

State agencies are required to submit 

the Payment Error Rate form to their 

respective CMS Regional Offices. 

Regional Office staff will review these 

forms for completeness and will forward